Leadership Flashcards
Define Leadership.
Leadership is influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation.
What is purpose?
Purpose gives subordinates the reason to act
What is direction?
Communicating how to accomplish a mission
What is motivation?
Motivation supplies the will to do what is necessary to accomplish a mission.
Describe the “Be, Know and Do”.
Be - The values and attributes a leader must posses
Know - The competence in everything tactical and technical
Do - Applying what you know and learned
What are the three principal ways that leaders can develop others through which they provide knowledge and feedback?
- Counseling
- Coaching
- Mentoring
A leader’s effectiveness is dramatically enhanced by understanding and developing what areas?
- Military Bearing
- Physical Fitness
- Confidence
- Reslience
What is military bearing?
Projecting a commanding presence, a professional image of authority.
What is physical fitness?
Having sound health, strength, and endurance, which sustain emotional health and conceptual abilities under prolonged stress.
What is confidence?
certainty in the unit’s ability to succeed in whatever it does; able to demonstrate composure and outward calm through steady control over emotion.
What is resilience?
The ability to bounce back
What are the Army Values?
Loyalty Duty Respect Selfless Service Honor Integrity Personal Courage
Core leader competencies are what an Army leader does. What are the core leader competencies?
To lead, develop, and achieve
What is communication?
A process of providing information
Name the two barriers of communications
- Physical
2. Psychological
Name some physical barriers of communication
- Noise of battle
2. Distance
What are the 7 steps to problem solving?
- Identify the problem
- Gather information
- Develop criteria
- Generate possible solutions
- Analyze possible solutions
- Compare possible solutions
- Make and implement a decision
Name some things in a unit that affect morale
- Mess
- Military justice
- Supply
- Billets
What does FM 6-22 cover?
Army Leadership
What does FM 7-0 cover?
Training the force
What are the three core domains that shape the critical learning experiences throughout Soldiers’ and leaders’ careers?
- Institutional training
- Experience gained during operational assignments
- Self-Development
What are the Leader Actions?
- Influencing - getting people to do what is necessary
- Operating - Actions taken to influence others to accomplish the missions
- Improving - Capturing and acting on important lessons of projects and missions
What are the three levels of leadership?
- Direct - First line leadership
- Organizational - Influence people indirectly through subordinates
- Strategic - Major command and DA civilian leaders
Attributes of an Army leader can best be defined as what an Army leader is. What are the attributes of an Army leader?
- A leader of character
- A leader with presence
- A leader with intelligence
Why must leaders introduce stress into training?
To resemble the stresses and effects of the real battlefield
What are intended and unintended consequences?
Intended consequences - anticipated results of a leaders decisions and actions
Unintended consequences - unplanned events
What is counseling?
Counseling is the process used by leaders to review with a subordinate the subordinate’s demonstrated performance and potential.
What are the three major categories of developmental counseling?
Event, performance, and professional growth counseling
Character is essential to successful leadership. What are the three major factors that determine a leader’s character?
- Warrior ethos
- Empathy
- Army Values
What is reverse planning?
Reverse planning is a specific technique used to ensure that a concept leads to the intended end state.
What are the team building stages?
- Formation
- Enrichment
- Sustainment
What are beliefs?
Beliefs derive from upbringing, culture, religious backgrounds and traditions.
